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Location: London
hello hop people
due to unforseen rubbish evil landlord stuff...
...i've had to move out of my place in Clapham which i moved into only a week ago...
...and into a very lovely canalboat in Southall (West London Zone 4)
Thing is, i'm gonna need someone to share it with from mid-november ish
The rent is £325 a month (or £75 a week)
and an extra £20-ish a month to cover bills, council tax, etc...
SO:
Does any HoPper fancy living with on a boat with a monkey?
i'd sooo prefer to live with one of you idiots rather than with an "Ordinary Mature Adult"
so i thought i'd ask here before looking for people from the *shudder* "Real World"...
so if you or any friends you have are looking for a place in London then PM me. And feel free to ask questions and stuff in here. i don't even mind if you just wanna talk rubbish, cos it'll keep it bumped
oh yeah, about the boat... It's newly refurbished, i'm the first tenant to rent it. Here's some details:-
IT HAS:
Central Heating
from beautiful big iron radiators, reclaimed from a school i think... Heating bills inclusive in rent
Electricity
Broadband is available
(i reckon i'm gonna get it connected pretty soon)
Awesome Bathroom + Shower
with antique bathtub originally belonging to James Murray (who wrote the Oxford English dictionary) and huuuuge great shower head which makes it feel like you're being rained on. Did you ever have a shower at HellzBellz & Bambams' palace? Then you'll know what i'm talkin about
Kitchen with most mod cons
microwave, gas hob, electric oven, fridge/freezer & washing machine
Moored in a beatiful "Gated Community" in Southall
Secure... postbox for mail... Grassy... Space for play & fire... So pretty you wouldn't believe you're in London... Geese and Swans and that... very nice
erm... did i leave stuff out... oh it has lovely wooden flooring.
i'll see if i can sort out some photos so you can all see the lovliness.
awww go on, you'd love it. It's really really nice.
The only disadvantage is you'll have to live with a monkey
Details again:
Move in mid-november, earlier is negotiable.
Rent is £325 a month (or £75 a week) + bills (£20 ish)
Interested? PM me if you wanna come check it out. I'll make you tea and everything
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Indeed it is one of those cliche/slogan sayings that we repeat without really thinking what it means. As soon as we actually consider it is quite silly... maybe it started life as joke like a music hall catchphrase or something.
Meanwhile I recall London being a tricky placed to find goodliving space in and I'm amazed that there are not 500 people queueing for this already!
.....Can't juggle balls but I sure as hell can juggle details....
Carpal \'Tunnel
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AGH! its like being back in my a-level eng lang lessons!
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Step (el-nombrie)
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Location: London
UCOF is correct, Cantus is wrong
"Cheap at twice the price" means cheap
"Cheap at half the price" is a sly way of saying "that's quite expensive"
And i believe Newgabe is correct about the music hall comedian reference.
Thanks to all the people saying they'll be interested later on in the year. Do get in touch with me then, as it's possible i'll need someone then too. But i still really need to find someone by early november. Anyone got friends looking for somewhere?
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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If I can't get the dead rat out from behind my kitchen cabinet can I move in. The smell is soooooooooooooooooo bad it makes me gag everytime I go into house.
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Don't get the munky's hopes up if you aren't serious in your intentions, Mistress Skuldugstrix...
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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Who says I'm not serious. If I can't get the rat out I have one of 2 choices. Hack a very expensive kitchen to bits to get it out or move out of the house and let nature do its thing and let the rat decay enough until it doesn't smell any more..... I'm guessing that will take about 6 months
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Location: South Wales
Cant you just get a litter picky upper and reach behind the cabinet and pick it out?
Or construct something clever out of a piece of bamboo and some duct tape?
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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I have borrowed a gripper grabber thingie from work today and hope to get it out of my house by tonight, but... well its wedged itself and died. Its a very very very tight squeeze.
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Location: London
*crosses fingers and hopes that said rodent is solidly jammed in place*
EDITED_BY: simian (1129029633)
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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Bad Bad monkey! The smell is soooo strong it makes your eyes water. I have a feeling that I'm going to be throwing up tonight as I try to remove it. Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
veteran
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lol i think nature taking it course would be a bad plan opf action if you cant stand the smell now, 6 months of warm still air and that thing is gonna be enough to remove paint from the walls
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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**shudder**
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erm... do we have to discuss the rate of decay of dead household pests in a thread where i'm trying to find someone to live with me?
just to clarify - There are no rats on my boat
hmm, that might actually make it harder to tell if it starts sinking though...
EDITED_BY: simian (1129037238)
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
veteran
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I'd love to come live with you my monkey like friend, but unfortunatly im poor, and i get seasick
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Location: London
Seasickness not an issue
it's on a canal, and the waves on a canal are noticeable only by their lack
what i mean is, the canal is still as a millpond even in bad weather. The only time there's slight movement is when another boat goes past, and even then you can't really feel it. i can safely leave cups of tea full to the brim perched on the edge of tables and it won't get spilt. Well, unless it gets hit by a stray poi. Which is fairly likely...
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
Flying Water Muppet
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UCOF is not allowed to live with the monkey, cos then there would be a small house of such technical silliness that the world would implode into it.
And I would get jealous.
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Location: London
remove the word "technical" and you might have a point.
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
veteran
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Location: My House, United Kingdom
well....UCOF could move in, and you could live in the closet so you could join in the silliness and prevent the world from imploding
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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Location: Wales
Are you crazy... if you put those three together spinning would all move on so fast that we would all throw ourselves into the canal, the boat is on, in dispare. We would never keep up with them and their uber wonderful weird moves that would undoubtedly have equally uber weird and wonderful names!
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Location: London
You reckon?
i think we'd probably be too busy watching daytime tv and showing each other interestingly-shaped bogies.
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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hmmm well that was my second guess as to how it would be
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Classically British
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*Raises hand*
I'd also like to join the ranks of the "I'd love to but..." brigade
Sorry - this doesn't help you at all...
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Flying Water Muppet
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Written by: simian
i think we'd probably be too busy watching daytime tv and showing each other interestingly-shaped bogies.
yes, but you'd be doing it in an extremely techie manner...
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"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
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Location: South Wales
"you could live in the closet"
You mean he doesnt already?
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Location: London
Written by: ucof in an email he sent me
I am hereby giving you a provisional “Yes!” :oD
"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."
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Location: South Wales
*is as excited as monkey*
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
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Location: Wales
Oh NO! Damn it. I'll never keep up with the advances in sitting in front of daytime telly now!
YAY! 2 of my fave HoPpers in one place! That makes visiting them both so much easier
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Get your limited edition Sim & Jon actual sized models boat from any reputable toy retailer near you!
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